Catches of the week Alumni Pond: Marlo Flores of Las Cruces caught a 6-pound catfish June 29. He was using hot dogs. Bluewater Lake: Kelly Matkovich of Gallup caught a 20-pound catfish June 26. She was using hot dogs. Coda Omness of Tinnie, New Mexico caught and released a 38-inch tiger muskie June 27. She was using …
SANTA FE – Native Gila trout restoration efforts on Whitewater Creek are rescheduled for July 10-11, 2018. Due to water conditions, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish was unable to implement the project as previously scheduled. As part of the Whitewater Creek Native Fish Restoration Project, the department will remove non-native trout …
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Check out the latest stocking report. Maxwell Lake …
SILVER CITY – Huge machinery, backhoes, hard work and a lot of sweat will be part of a massive Mimbres River restoration project designed to save an imperiled fish found nowhere else in the United States and a frog that’s near extinction. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and The Nature Conservancy are …
Catches of the week: Bosque Redondo: George Romero of Clovis caught a 29-inch catfish April 7. He was using night crawlers. Pecos River: Josiah Roybal, 5, of Pecos, caught a 17-inch rainbow trout April 9. He was fishing near the Dalton Day Use area and using corn. Rio Grande: Kyle Deavers of Racine, Wis., caught …
03/21/2017 – J. W. Snyder – Southwest Fishing News This weeks fishing reports Bluewater Lake: Andrew Venable, 13, of Grants, caught and released a tiger muskie March 20. He was using a trout rig. Caballo Lake: Nick Mondragon of Nambe caught a 23-inch walleye March 18. He was jigging a curly tail grub. Conchas Lake: …
03/06/2017 – J. W. Snyder – Southwest Fishing News SANTA FE –New Mexico Department of Game and Fish fisheries biologist Marc Wethington has received a lifetime achievement award from the American Fisheries Society. Wethington, a 21-year veteran of the department, received the society’s Fish Head of the Year Award at a recent meeting in Farmington. …
10/4/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Southwest Fishing News New Mexico Fish & Game Fishing Reports Northeast Charette Lakes: Fishing was slow. Clayton Lake: Fishing was fair using worms and beef liver for catfish. Fishing was good using PowerBait and spoons for rainbow trout. Cimarron River: Stream flow below Eagle Nest on Monday was …
04/05/2016 – Southwest Fishing News This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Check out the …
04/01/2016 – J. W. Snyder – SWFN SANTA FE – The New Mexico Game Commission will meet April 14 in Las Cruces to consider numerous matters, including a proposed rule change to improve public access to the department’s wildlife management areas. The meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2016, …
